The Game of Thrones in the Form of a Villanelle

The blonde is in somebody else’s bed.

King Robert’s drunk again. The realm’s a mess,

and Ned, your favourite character, is dead.

 

Queen Cersei’s brother-lover’s lost his…hand.

Freud tells us what that really means, id est:

The blonde is in somebody else’s bed.

 

Lord Tywin likes his enemies’ weddings red,

and the newlyweds can’t even get undressed.

[Ed. note: We need at least to see some breast.]

Now Robb, your favourite character, is dead.

 

Dany’s sad so she’s sleeping with her maid.

That means…some hot girl-on-girl action, yes!

The blonde is in somebody else’s bed.

 

Dragons! Wights! How does George hold it in his head!

No wonder fans are write-fully distressed,

worried their favourite author’s nearly dead.

 

Let George live! so we’ll learn what lies ahead,

though it may not be that hard to guess:

the blonde is in somebody else’s bed,

and your new favourite character is dead.

 

The following stanzas are left as an exercise for the reader:

Lady, your favourite character, is dead.

Drogo, your favourite character, is dead.

Renly, your favourite character, is dead.

Cait Stark, your favourite character, is dead. [HBO version]

Cait Stark your favourite character’s undead. [Book version]

Joff, your (least) favourite character, is dead.

Jon Snow, your favourite character, is dead? [Cliffhanger! You decide!]

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